Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 2.9 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 33.7% more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Zambia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
LKR800.42
|
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
LKR1,928.58
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
LKR190.24
|
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
LKR98.66
|
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
|
pay 6.0% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
LKR174.36
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
LKR1,876.67
|
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
LKR1,787.16
|
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
LKR637.81
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
LKR675.88
|
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
LKR837.63
|
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR126.05
|
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
LKR702.79
|
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LKR182.34
|
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
LKR136.91
|
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
LKR128.88
|
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.75
LKR1,417.49
|
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.21
LKR1,854.22
|
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,035.83
LKR9,867,418.96
|
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
LKR919.54
|
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.05
LKR4,195.77
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$150.86
LKR45,061.44
|
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.60
LKR30,345.33
|
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.30
LKR9,048.87
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$24.77
LKR7,397.22
|
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.09
LKR155,343.44
|
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
|
pay 22.4% more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
LKR601.43
|
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
LKR695.04
|
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
LKR2,226.49
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.08
LKR3,607.99
|
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.25
LKR970.42
|
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
|
pay 66.8% more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.19
LKR8,120.53
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.21
LKR5,440.20
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.88
LKR16,391.20
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.71
LKR9,768.92
|
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
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